(Bridgeport, CT) – Bridgeport Judicial District State’s Attorney Joseph T. Corradino today announced that a Superior Court jury in Bridgeport on January 29, 2026 found Tashi Sistrunk, age 37, of Bridgeport, guilty of the crimes of Home Invasion, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-100aa(a)(1), Conspiracy to Commit Home Invasion in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-48 and 53a-100aa(a)(1), Assault in the Second Degree, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-60(a)(7), and Risk of Injury, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53-21(a)(1).
After two days of evidence, the jury of four women and two men convicted Sistrunk of entering a Bridgeport home at approximately 11 a.m. on July 22, 2024, and assaulting two adult victims in their home. Three other people participated in the home invasion and assault on the victims. Evidence presented at trial included two 911-emergency calls placed from the home. The first was made by an adult female victim, who called 911 when she saw Sistrunk outside her home. The line remained open during the assault and captured the words of the defendant as well as the screams of the victim as the defendant repeatedly hit her. The second 911 call was placed by the female victim's 13-year-old daughter, who can be heard saying, "There's a bunch of people here trying to fight my mom," and later describing how her mother was bleeding from the mouth after the assault.
The female victim testified that on the day of the attack, she observed Sistrunk, along with Sistrunk's boyfriend, Carl Williams, approach her front door and break in, knocking down the door to her bedroom where she was assaulted, resulting in bruising, lacerations, and a concussion. Evidence produced at trial showed that her husband, the second victim, was held outside the home by another person involved in the home invasion. He could hear his wife screaming from inside the house and when he was able to get back into the home, he observed his wife on the floor of their bedroom, bleeding from the mouth. Williams, who brandished a firearm during the altercation, subsequently assaulted the adult male victim.
Corradino said, “Home invasion is one of the most traumatizing offenses to a victim short of murder or sexual assault. It undermines the security of individuals and families by intrusion into protected, private, indeed nearly sacred space. I commend the outstanding work of the police and the staff of my office in bringing this case to a successful conclusion.”
Sistrunk faces up to 65 years in prison, 10 of which cannot be suspended or reduced when she is sentenced by Judge Robin Pavia, who presided over the case. Sentencing is scheduled for March 19, 2026 in Bridgeport Superior Court.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Elizabeth K. Moran, with assistance from Inspector Christopher LaMaine, and paralegal specialist Iris Villanueva.